Carlos Sainz is excited in Monaco with the second best time in free practice | Formula 1

Carlos Sainz, who looked to be second in Free Practice 1 behind Sergio Pérez, has been second in Free Practice 2. This time he has only set a better time than Madrid’s Leclerc, his teammate. It is proven that Carlos Sainz was not overly optimistic when he stated that in Monaco he wanted “something more than points” and that the podium for Ferrari is possible in Monte Carlo. “Podium and win over Leclerc? It is normal that there is a win, no one has more desire than me, I am the one who wants a podium or to make a good classification ”, the Spaniard had declared. “The points are sure to be a target. But I want more than points here. The good thing is that I know how to go fast in Monaco, I know the tricks and I have always been fast here ”, added optimistically, Carlos Sainz. Regarding the options to get on the podium, I added:“ If it was possible in other races, why what not here? Everything is possible in Monaco, anyone can make mistakes and it is more unpredictable. If we take all of this into account, there is potential for a good opportunity here. Although if everyone does their job, fifth place is the best result we can aspire to. If we come just behind Mercedes and Red Bull, we will have already done a job. ”Ferrari, ahead of Mercedes and Red Bull For now, in FP2, Ferrari has been ahead of Mercedes and Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton was third behind Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen was fourth ahead of Valtteri Bottas. The top ten positions were completed by Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly, Sergio Pérez, Antonio Giovinazzi and Sebastian Vettel. Once again Fernando Alonso has been left out of the Top-10. Specifically, he was twelfth behind Kimi Raikkonen.It should be noted that the Asturian had been thirteenth in Free 1, a session in which he went against the wall. Although his teammate Esteban Ocon was 16th, the Frenchman was 14th in Free Practice 2. Unlike Ferrari, Alpine does not currently find the optimal configuration in Monaco. Even so, he will have FP3 so he can find her before the qualifying session. Alonso believes he will enter with Ocon in Q3. Still Fernando Alonso believes that both he and Ocon will score points in Monte Carlo. “Go into Q3 and score points for both cars. We have to do our work especially on Saturday, but it should be possible. The car should go well in Monaco, “he said. He was even more optimistic about the next big prizes:” From what we are seeing, we are very excited about the next races, but we must be cautious. We took a big step in Portugal, we didn’t know if it was a specific track or a real one, but it was very nice to confirm in Barcelona that it was real. I think Alpine is now in that fight with Ferrari and McLaren, so that’s a positive trend. ”From FP2, Ferrari is one step above Alpine. At McLaren, Lando Norris was sixth, although Daniel Ricciardo was fifteenth. In other words, the second training session has finished behind Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon. Among them, thirteenth, has been Lance Stroll with Aston Martin Results of Free Practice 2 in Monaco Ferrari 1-2 #MonacoGP 🇲🇨 # F1 pic.twitter.com/9K56jV7sk1 – Formula 1 (@ F1) May 20, 2021